3b

Question 1

a piece of cake

Answer 1

sth very easy to do

Question 2

a red-letter day

Answer 2

a very important day

Question 3

a wild-goose chase

Answer 3

a hopeless search

Question 4

be caught red-handed

Answer 4

be caught while committing a crime

Question 5

be on the cards

Answer 5

be likely to happen

Question 6

be over the moon

Answer 6

be elated

Question 7

call sb names

Answer 7

insult sb

Question 8

chair a meeting

Answer 8

preside over a meeting

Question 9

crocodile tears

Answer 9

false tears

Question 10

cross one’s mind

Answer 10

think of sth

Question 11

cut sb dead

Answer 11

ignore sb

Question 12

different as chalk and cheese

Answer 12

totally different

Question 13

down in the dumps

Answer 13

depressed/miserable

Question 14

down the drain

Answer 14

wasted; lost

Question 15

get a bit hot under the collar

Answer 15

get angry, upset or embarrassed

Question 16

get a problem off one’s chest

Answer 16

tell sb else about your problem

Question 17

go to the dogs

Answer 17

worsen

Question 18

have the cheek

Answer 18

dare to do sth

Question 19

keep one’s chin up

Answer 19

not be discouraged

Question 20

let sleeping dogs lie

Answer 20

avoid mentioning a subject which could cause trouble

Question 21

lost cause

Answer 21

hopeless situation or case

Question 22

off colour

Answer 22

look/be slightly unwell

Question 23

on the dole

Answer 23

receiving unemployment benefit/social security

Question 24

play one’s cards right

Answer 24

act cleverly

Question 25

show one’s true colours

Answer 25

reveal one’s real character

Question 26

with flying colours

Answer 26

with great sucess

Question 27

not count one’s chickens before they’re hatched

Answer 27

not assume sth before it happens